A Gift of Prayers

A Gift of Daily Prayers

Your gift of daily prayers will include prayers by the monks at Pullahari Monastery, seat of His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche in Nepal.

THE BENEFIT OF PRAYERS

The purpose of having Prayers done for yourself or someone else is to avert and clear obstacles that prevent personal contentment and spiritual progress. Generally, there are three kinds of obstacles: worldly ones affecting our daily lives due to problems in relationships, business etc.; inner ones affecting our emotional states, physical and mental health; and secret ones affecting our spiritual progress.

Prayers bless and pacify the mind of the dying and can guide the deceased’s consciousness to higher states of rebirth and even liberation.

The choice of prayers depends on the type of affliction as well as one’s connection to the wisdom deities.

TARA

The all-victorious Saviouress manifests 21 emanations to help beings. Swift and efficacious in her blessings, Tara vanquishes obstacles and fear, and protects those in danger and difficulty who call to her. Daily supplication to Tara is for worldly and ultimate protection, assistance and benefit. The Green Tara prayer and recitation of the 21 Tara Praises avert and dispel the three kinds of obstacles.

TARA prayers

• 1 year ($100) • 6 months ($50) • 3 months ($25) • 1 month ($10)

MEDICINE BUDDHA

The Buddha of Healing vowed to help the sick and dying. This prayer averts and clears obstacles related to sickness and diseases and can lead to recovery from ill health, surgeries etc. The dying and the deceased are protected from rebirth in lower states. Moreover beings in lower states are more swiftly liberated and can attain a fortunate rebirth. Just reciting the Medicine Buddha’s name has the power to ripen limitless benefits in one’s mind.

MEDICINE BUDDHA prayers

• 1 year ($100) • 6 months ($50) • 3 months ($25) • 1 month ($10)

BUDDHA AMITABHA

Through the aspiration and wisdom of the Buddha of Boundless Light, beings, especially those with faith, are guided to rebirth in Dewachen, the pure realm of immaculate happiness, joy and bliss. Rebirth there occurs spontaneously at the time of death, or in a future lifetime. All beings born there will accomplish perfect enlightenment.

BUDDHA AMITABHA prayers

• 49 days ($50)

GURU RINPOCHE

As the embodiment of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Guru Rinpoche’s blessings are effective in this dark age in order to dispel all kinds of obstacles affecting individuals, nations and, indeed, the world. Supplicating to Guru Rinpoche with faith and devotion invokes his boundless blessings. The prayers Bar Che Lam Sal dispels obstacles and Sam Pa Lhun Drub quickly fulfils one’s virtuous wishes.

GURU RINPOCHE prayers

• 1 year ($100) • 6 months ($50) • 3 months ($25) • 1 month ($10)

RI WO SANG CHO

This prayer of offering to beings in the six realms is a swift, skillful and effective way to accumulate merit, to clear obstacles caused by disease and spirits, and to purify negativities through the breaking of vows and through harmful actions committed against others.

RI WO SANG CHO prayers

• 1 year ($100) • 6 months ($50) • 3 months ($25) • 1 month ($10)

BUDDHA AMITAYUS

Amitayus is the Buddha of Longevity and the Tse-Do prayer is commonly recited for the blessings of a long life.